bulunuyor

Bulunuyor is a Turkish verb form meaning "is located" or "is found." It is the third-person singular present continuous form of the verb bulunmak, which means to be located, to exist, or to be present. The construction is used to indicate the current location or existence of a person, object, or place.

Usage and examples:

Bulunuyor is widely used to state where something is found, typically with locative expressions such as in, on, at, or near. Examples include: “Kütüphane şehir merkezinde bulunuyor.” (The library is located in the city center.) and “Adres burada bulunuyor.” (The address is located here.) It can also appear in news or reports to describe current presence at a site, as in “Güvenlik güçleri olay yerinde bulunuyor.”

Grammatical notes:

Bulunuyor is a finite verb in the present tense and refers to a third-person subject. Turkish does not have a separate passive voice in this form; instead, bulunmak is an intransitive verb meaning “to be located” or “to exist.” The form changes for other persons and tenses (e.g., bulunuyorlar for they are located, bulundu for past), but bulunuyor specifically marks third-person singular present continuous.

Related forms and contrasts:

The base verb is bulunmak, distinct from bulmak, which means “to find.” Bulunuyor expresses location or existence, whereas bulmak indicates the act of finding something. The form can be complemented by various case endings or postpositions to specify location.